Operator profile

CroisiEurope

Family-owned French line covering Europe's lesser-known rivers.

Founded1976
HeadquartersStrasbourg, France
Fleet size22
Rivers8

About CroisiEurope

Founded by the Schmitter family in Strasbourg in 1976, CroisiEurope operates the largest river fleet in Europe and is one of the few lines purpose-built for the Loire, the Elbe, the Gironde estuary and the Guadalquivir. Its paddle-wheel ships and shallow-draft vessels open up rivers that mainstream operators cannot reach.

Today the line operates a fleet of 22 ships ranging from 80 to 209 guests. The newest vessel in service entered the fleet in 2018, while the oldest still sailing under the brand was launched in 1987.

The brand currently sails 8 distinct waterways. Each river demands a slightly different vessel — Rhine and Danube longships are typically 0 ships at roughly 135 metres in length, while the line's Douro, Loire, Mekong and Nile vessels are purpose-built for shallower waters and tighter lock chambers.

Rivers sailed

Rhine Danube Seine Douro Rhône & Saône Main & Moselle Elbe Loire

Complete fleet listing

Every active ship in the CroisiEurope fleet, sorted by launch year. Click any vessel for the full profile, including cabin categories, deck plan and signature itineraries.

ShipClassLaunchedGuestsCabinsDecksLengthPrimary river
MS Mozart Classic 1987 209 105 4 121 m Danube
MS Lafayette Classic 1989 96 48 3 90 m Seine
MS Camargue Classic 1995 102 51 3 110 m Rhône & Saône
MS La Boheme Classic 1995 154 77 3 110 m Rhine
MS Symphonie Classic 1996 100 50 3 95 m Rhine
MS Douce France Classic 1997 110 55 3 110 m Rhône & Saône
MS Princesse d'Aquitaine Classic 1999 138 69 3 110 m Rhine
MS Renoir Classic 1999 102 51 3 110 m Seine
MS Van Gogh Classic 1999 105 53 3 110 m Seine
MS Victor Hugo Classic 1999 100 50 3 110 m Main & Moselle
MS Mona Lisa Classic 2000 132 66 3 110 m Rhine
MS Modigliani Classic 2001 110 55 3 110 m Rhône & Saône
MS Leonard de Vinci Classic 2002 144 72 3 110 m Rhine
MS Beethoven Premier 2004 180 90 3 110 m Rhine
MS Botticelli Classic 2004 105 53 3 110 m Rhône & Saône
MS Belle de Cadix Premier 2005 176 88 3 110 m Douro
MS Vivaldi Premier 2009 176 88 3 110 m Rhine
MS Gerard Schmitter Premier 2011 176 88 3 110 m Rhine
MS Cyrano de Bergerac Premier 2013 174 87 3 110 m Rhine
MS Loire Princesse Paddle Wheel 2015 96 48 3 90 m Loire
MS Anne Marie Premier 2018 84 42 3 86 m Rhône & Saône
MS Elbe Princesse II Paddle Wheel 2018 80 40 3 101 m Elbe